The Fram

The Fram, which was headed by Fidtjof Nansen, was launched on October 26th, 1892. It was one of the most famous ships of the world at that time, and it was one of only a few ships that was built for a polar expeditionary purpose. The ship, with engines and boilers, was calculated to weigh about 420 tons. It was said to have traveled farther north and south than any other wooden ship, and it is now preserved in a museum in Norway. It is important because it reached the North Pole and proved that land was there and not just frozen ice. 

The Fram preserved in Norway